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The country’s military leaders are getting an additional six months to determine whether they should continue to discriminate against transgender individuals who want to enlist in the armed forces. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Friday that military chiefs will have more time to analyze whether the “readiness or lethality of our forces” would be affected by lifting the ban that prevents openly transgender individuals from enlisting.read more

The Trump administration has delayed a plan to accept transgender recruits into the military, putting on hold a divisive integration effort that could reverberate in other aspects of American public life. Defense Secretary Jim Matti...

The delay in allowing the enlistment of new recruits does not affect transgender troops who are already serving openly in the military. Continue reading ?
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Chief Tango sends a link to the Washington Post which reports that the new Pentagon chief has decided to delay recruiting transgender troops for six months. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has delayed a plan approved by the Obama admin...

A planned July 1 start for accepting transgender troops in the military has been deferred for six months, the Pentagon announced on Friday. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis made the announcement on Friday, the AP reports: The delay in a...